Loves Unending Legacy (2007)
Missie, now a single mother after her husband Willie was killed during a poker scuffle, moves back east near her parents, Clark and Marty. She settles right into a new teaching job but has lost all faith in herself, until a chance encounter at church leads her to adopt homeless orphan Belinda Marshall and start to raise her along with Mattie. She also finds interest in Zack Tyler, the town's sheriff. Some subplots and incidents mirror Missie's tragic losses; through the experiences, will she find a way to bring hope and joy?
Los Angeles, California, USA
Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA
The bridge that Sheriff Tyler goes across while looking for the kids was also used by the director's father in his show "Little house in the Prairie", and that director was none other than Michael Landon.
Besides being used in Little House on the Prairie, the covered bridge was also used in the first episode of Star Trek Deep Space Nine where Sisko and his son Jake are seen fishing.
The character Marty Davis, who did not appear in the past two movies of the series, has been recast. Samantha Smith portrays Marty Davis, due to Katherine Heigl not being available to reprise the role.
Continuity
Belinda runs through a mud puddle the first time she goes to see Jacob. When she gets back home and goes to bed - her shoes are not muddy.
Belinda's bedroom alternates between being a plain, wood-framed house and in a more-elaborate stone house.
Miscellaneous
While searching in the rain storm for the two kids, one of the searchers rides with a beautiful blue sky in the background and not storm clouds.
Anachronisms
In the opening shot of Missie and Maddie standing near Kathy's and Willy's graves, three jet streams are visible on the left side of the screen. Jet streams were not around in 1868, the year this movie took place.